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Contents Abbreviations ix Note on Texts and Translations xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Judicial Theater in Ancient Rome: Some Basic Considerations 5 Chapter 2 A Sordid Business: The Use of “Mourning Clothes” in the Courts 40 Chapter 3 Too Proud to Beg: Appeals and Supplications in the Courts 64 Chapter 4 Shedding Tears in Court: When Crying Is Good 99 Chapter 5 Judicial Theatrics beyond Cicero 129 Conclusion 155 Bibliography 161 Index Locorum 179 Index Nominum 183 General Index 187 ...

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